David Ogden Stiers, a prolific actor best known for playing a surgeon on the M*A*S*H television series, has died.
Stiers played the aristocratic Maj Charles Emerson Winchester III on M*A*S*H, beginning in its sixth season and replacing Larry Linville after he left the series.
The actor’s agent Mitchell Stubbs confirmed on Saturday night in an email that Stiers died after battling bladder cancer.
No additional details were provided but Stubbs’ agency tweeted that Stiers died at his home in Newport, Oregon, on Saturday.